Ford Explorer owners have reported 20 child seat related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 9 most common child seat problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's child seat (12 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's infant child seat handle (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I put our britax diplomat car seat in my wife's Ford Explorer. I attached the seat belt and the extra long strap that is attached to the top of the car seat that gets hooked to a hook on the seat. The excess strap was hanging out the door and we did not realize it when we drove away with our 2 Read details...
Rear seatbelt will not stay locked. It to would be hard to keep child seat locked in properly. Dealer notified. Read details...
My 20-month-old daugher can unlatch the lock on her roundabout convertible car seat (model 161). She has done this several times while riding in the car. Today, she unlatched the lock while sitting in the parked car. She tried to get out of the carseat, but her neck got hung up on the top latch. Read details...
My complaint deals w/ a carseat swing shield arm that broke while taking my son out of the seat. The carseat is an evenflo horizon I product. Read details...
There were problems with the back seat as far as not having the tether points where booster seat could be securely fit into the seat(s). The manufacturer was contacted, and stated that they will not be able to find any solution for the consumer. Read details...